Thai police arrest man in $24 million bitcoin scam

(Source: Bangkok Post) Thai police arrested actor Jiratpisit “Boom” Jaravijit, 27 on Wednesday for alleged money-laundering following a complaint that he fraudulently lured a foreigner into investing 797 million baht (nearly $24 million) worth of cryptocurrencies. The Criminal Court issued a warrant for his arrest on July 26 on a charge of collusion in money-laundering.